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"entran JOHN W'. REDDING, OF BELLEVILLE, OHIO.

PUMP.

Specicaton of Letters Patent No. 32,716, dated July 2, 1861.

To all' whom it' may concern:

Be it known that l, JOHN 1V. REDDING, of Belleville, in the county ofRichland, in the State of QhiO, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Raising and Forcing Pumps; and l do hereby declare thatthe following is a It'ull, clear, and exact descrip- 'tion ot theconstruction and operation of the same, reference being had to theannexed drawings, making a part ot this specilication, in which- Figurel is a perspective view, Fig. 2 a longitudinal elevation, Fig. 3 alongitudina sect-ion of air chamber, connecting pipes and valves.

To enable others skilled in the art to inake and use my invention 1 willproceed to describe its construction and ope ation.

l construct my improved raising and forcing pump, as seen in drawing,Fig. 1. il. is a j ilattorm on which rest two perpens dicular cylindersB B, connected at the lower ends with a` cuiwed cylinder or halt circleC, \`vhich connection, or joint, is made air tight by the use otpacking. (The curved cylinder is supplied with descending pipe c.) J ustabove the connection, and on the outside ot each cylinder, are two cutsor cavities, entering inward, in which are lo cated two sliding oradjusting valves D D, which can be taken out, repaired and inserted atpleasure. rlhese valves are thus arranged in order to save time andlabor in repairing; they are easy ot access, and can taken out withouttaking the pump apart, was is the case m other pumps.

ns seen n1 Fig. 2, consist et two boxes ot These valves,

wood or metal, perforated in the center sull'iciently large for thepassage of the water; on the upper side oi' these boxes are found thevalves, let down a litt-le below the surtace, resting on a shoulder cutaround the orifice, and there i'astened in connnon form; these valvesare composed of leather, faced with india rubber to give an increasediinpetus to their action and facilitate their operation. rlhe ends otthese boxes entering in are pointed, entering a cavity on the oppositeinner side troni which they entered, which secures permanency to theirends. On the external ends ot each ot these boxes there is an eye, bywhich they may be drawn out at any time. J ust above these slide oradjusting valves, on another side troni them emerge troni the cylinderstwo curved or connecting pipes E E, extending upward and convergingtoward a point. Upon the ends ot these pipes are located two valves otcommon form, as shown in Fig. 3, playing alternately with the adjustingvalves, governed by the action of the pistons N N also, upon the top otthese pipes E E rests a block G, of pyrainidal torni, possessing atlange to be fastened with bolts to the flange ot each pipe on which itrests; in this block of said forni there are two oriiices or waterpassages continuous with those in the pipes to which it is connected.rlfliese passages extend from the base of the blocks upward, convergingin their course; and tinally,ito ward the cone ot the pyramid, theyunite and torni one passage for the water. @n the top of this pyramid isconstructed the air chamber H, with a discharge pipe l, to which may beattached a hose.

rihere is passing around the upper ends ot the cylinders E B, or alittle down from the ends, a band J J, compressed somewhat between thecylinders and embracing the fulcruni post l, made fast with a boltpassing through the band and lower end ot said post. The upper ends ot'these cylinders, on the inside, for some distance down, are enlarged togive room and play to the piston rods when Vin operation, to prevent therods troni coming in contact with the inner sui-tace ot the cylinderswhen l wish to give them a` long or extended sweep, as known to be veryimportant when water is low and precludes charging the pump with waterin such instances. At the upper end of pest l is the lever L, fromwhich, at an equal distance troni the center or Julcruin lvl, descendtwo piston rods N N to the lower end ot each ot which is attached acylindrical piece et wood or metal of spool torni, possessing packing inthe center, so as to make them work air tight in the cylinders. .Art aconvenient distance :trom one ot these rods is connected to the lever La pitman P. rlhe lower end otl this pitman is attached to a crank U on abalance, or fly wheel, R. The shaft ot this wheel passes through post Q,and then adjusts the bevel wheel F, and passes through post S, andterminates in a crank T. On the upper end of post S is a step, erbearing, tor the reception of the lower end ot shaft V. At a properdistance .l il

from the bottom of said shaft is permanently secured the bevel pinion Uto mesh into the bevel wheel F.

QJ. e. are posts of Wind wheel frame. On the top of said posts is thecap a, to support shaft V. On the upper extremity of this shaft issituated a Wind Wheel with cylindrical heads `W W, Which is secured toshaft V.

X X are fans, or boards hung on pivots Y Y in posts Z Z, so as to securebut littlel variation in the running of the Wheel, either in high or lowWinds. The fans as seen will pass the Wind, except the required amountto cause e rotary motion to said Wheel, by which motion the balance orfly Wheel R is caused to revolve, to which the pitman P is connected,Which connects with the lever L and causes the pistons N N toreciprocate, by Which motion the Water is raised into the cylinders B Band forced through the curved or Connecting pipes E E into the airChalmber H, from which it escapes through the discharge pipe Bydetaching the bevel Wheels the pump can be Worked by the hand of theoperator on the crank T.

TWhat l desire to secure by Letters Patent 1s,

The cylinders B B flaring at top, and united at bottom by the curve C,into which ilows the induction pipe or cylinder e; also the confluenteduction pipes E E, air chainbcr H und discharge pipe l; all combinedund arranged :is described, when operated b v means of the ulcrum M,piston rods N N, pitmnn P, crank 0, and Wheel R.

J. YV. REDDING.

litnesses ABRAHM'L LASH,

J. C. CLARK.

